The number one lesson Alex has learned from Randy Orton besides destroying his prey physically and methodically was also getting in the head of the prey as well with mind games.
The Pharaoh has known of how The Miz was the so called must-see WWE Champion of all time given his background as a movie star along with his appearances for other TV shows, so Alex looks to one up the A-Lister without even connecting his fist to his face. An idea came to Alex after seeing Sasha Banks made her debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom event.
The Pharaoh has notified Triple H that he'll be traveling to Japan and looks to make an appearance for the company. The Game has given him the green light as Alex has also told Alexa about his plan to show up for the Japanese company. The Pharaoh has chartered an early flight to the Land of the Rising Sun and rented a hotel room for a night, so he can be fully rested.
(The next morning)
The match that Alex looks to participate in while under WWE contract was a huge six man tag team match between the stable United Empire, which was led by former CHAOS member and Kenji Cruz's friend Will Ospreay and two of Alex's fellow Filipino countrymen Jeff Cobb and one half of the IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions TJP as they take on an all star team of the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and new IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega.
WWE and NJPW management had reached a formal agreement to allow Alex to wrestle for their live event. The Pharaoh had also the opportunity to select his own entrance music for NJPW.
At the Tokyo Dome, Alex had reached his locker room and sent over a selfie of himself to Alexa with the background that NJPW uses when they do their backstage media interviews with the wrestlers. He quickly got to his locker room and changed into his ring attire while the event goes on.
(In the ring)
Will Ospreay and Kenny were in the ring doing a promo with the leader of the United Empire challenging the Best Bout Machine to a six man tag team match. Kenny knew he was on his own for this fight as the Young Bucks were at America and can't make the trip. Kenny was down to a three on one against Ospreay, TJP and Cobb, but help came in the form of a coin dropping as the Rainmaker Kazuchika Okada went down to aid his former 7 star rival.
Okada and Omega stood their ground against the United Empire but the two were short by one man. However, another entrance music played through the Tokyo Dome.
All of the attention turned to the entrance ramp as the screens displayed a rising Filipino sun along with a Bullet Club style skull and cross bones on an Egyptian sarcophagus. The Japanese crowd saw a figure walked out and were taken back by surprise as Alex revealed himself in the Dome. The crowd instantly knew who he was given his history with Bullet Club that was led by Kenny back then.
Alex smirked as he walked down the ramp while his name graphic flashed the screen.
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The Pharaoh got in the ring and stood side by side with Kenny and Okada. TJP was in utter shock as he saw his old friend after a long time; even Kenny himself was in shock to see his former Bullet Club brethren. The crowd were in for a treat as they may witness a huge six man tag team match.
New Japan management confirmed the match to happen right away.
(Back in America)
Alexa was streaming the match online through NJPW World and was super proud to see her husband back inside a New Japan ring for the first time in years. She looked on Instagram and Twitter to see that Alex is the number one trend worldwide when WWE shared a clip they got with NJPW's permission showcasing the Pharaoh's entrance. Alexa got her phone and recorded the clip for her story with the caption:
alexa_bliss_wwe_: so proud of my husband 😍🥰 @alexio.auditore #MustSee #AlexNJPW
(Back in Japan)
Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega and Alex Auditore vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, TJP and Jeff Cobb)
The two men to start off were the competitors of the IWGP United States title match at Wrestle Kingdom. The Cleaner and the Aerial Assassin locked up to see who gets the early advantage. Ospreay traps Kenny in a side headlock only for the Cleaner to push him to the ropes and looks to take Will down with a Hurricanrana, but Ospreay scouted it and landed on his feet flawlessly, showcasing why he is the Aerial Assassin.
Omega nodded and lunged as Ospreay countered with a head scissors, but the Cleaner has landed flawlessly on his feet. The two men stared at each other before Ospreay went to tag in TJP. Alex reached his arm out and told Kenny he wants in. The Cleaner nodded and tagged his friend in as the Pharaoh slowly and methodically got in the ring.
Alex and TJP slowly walked up to each other and stared each other down, remembering that they were once great friends due to their strong Filipino heritage they represented.
(Back in America)
Alexa was watching the stare down with suspense.
Alexa: oh it's about to go down
(Back in Japan)
Alex and TJP traded forearm shots and stiff slaps to see who can one up who. Then it turned into a chopping contest to see who can chop the loudest and the hardest. The Pharaoh did his hardest chop which knocked TJP down while the Fil-Am Flash felt his chest sting. Alex went to work and connected uppercuts to TJP in the corner.
(Fast forward)
It was mayhem as all six participants were brawling while the two legal men for the match were Alex and Jeff Cobb. At ringside, Omega nailed Ospreay with the Snap Dragon Suplex while in the ring, Okada took out TJP with the Rainmaker.
In the ring, Alex looks to set up Cobb for the AKO after nailing the big man with the hanging DDT. He measured and stalked his victim like a slithering snake, but unbeknownst to the Pharaoh, the Aerial Assassin quietly got in the ring and removed his elbow pad to set up for the Hidden Blade forearm strike. Ospreay lunged, but Alex scouted it and catches the Aerial Assassin with a midair AKO which electrified the crowd. The distraction was enough for Cobb to take down Alex with a ferocious shoulder block.
Okada slid in and takes down Cobb with another Rainmaker followed by Omega nailing the big man with a V-Trigger knee strike. Then Alex got back up, measured and waited for Cobb to get back on his feet. The Pharaoh turned Cobb around and takes down the big man with an AKO for the pinfall and the victory for his team and a successful debut for New Japan while under WWE contract.
Alex, Kenny and Okada raised their arms as they celebrated their win. The Pharaoh got in front of them and bowed to them as a sign of respect and gratitude; he shook hands with Okada, shared a Too Sweet with Kenny and bowed to the Japanese crowd, thanking them for their warm hospitality.
NJPW's photographers took some awesome pictures to upload to their Twitter account and send it over to WWE.
(With Alexa)
Alexa was smiling and crying with tears of joy as she watched the result of the match and can't help but to take several pictures of her hubby on TV while she also liked the Instagram post from WWE and retweeted the same on Twitter.
(Meanwhile)
The Miz was on set with Maryse as they were ready to shoot another episode of Miz & Mrs. The A-Lister Champion was in his dressing room and on his phone to see if anyone was talking about him. Then The Miz saw a post that made him remove his shades so he can see it clearly; the WWE Champion saw that WWE's official Twitter posted about Alex's appearance for NJPW. He went on Instagram and saw that it was talking about the Pharaoh as well. What upset Miz more is that the hashtag #AlexNJPW was the number one trend worldwide on WWE's and New Japan's Twitter accounts.
Miz: No! No! No! Alex can't be the most must-see Superstar! It's me! The WWE Champion! Not that bootleg Viper! He thinks he can one up me! Well we'll see at WrestleMania!
The Miz grabbed his shades and vest as he angrily leaves his dressing room, feeling defeated and knew that the Pharaoh was in his head.
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